Merle Adkins vs. George Shears — Career Comparison

Merle Adkins
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
George Shears
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Merle Adkins posted a stronger line than George Shears. Merle Adkins posted stronger numbers in ERA (5 vs 5.4) and WHIP (1.926 vs 2.333). By the career numbers, Merle Adkins had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Merle Adkins and George Shears

Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
2
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.4
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.17
7.17
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.342
0.342
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
27
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
9
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
13.33
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
14.4
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.33
13.33
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.4
14.4
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.6
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
5.4
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
43.33
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
46.2
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
9.33
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
10.8
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.33
9.33
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.926
1.926
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.333
2.333
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
39
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
39.6
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.339
0.339
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.411
0.411
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.33
43.33
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.2
46.2

Fielding Stats for Merle Adkins and George Shears

Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
27
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
9
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Merle Adkins and George Shears

Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
342.86
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
14.97
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
57.6
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
8.41
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
46.76
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA